LegolaSS's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Cristina Scabbia]

nicely traced... indeed this is taken from an existing picture, would have been nice if you posted a link to it in the description. comparing this to the original, you have brightened her eye and shaped it in such a way to give her expression more energy which is nice, her clothes could use with a bit more defining, interesting use of filters though I feel it somewhat was used to hide mistakes, you have also used nicer/brighter colours as well... in short, spend more time looking at the original if your trying to get a like for like picture, her lace finishes before it should on her zip, her hair comes down further then you have drawn and her gum line isn't that exposed. you do show talent in using the software, would like to see more original artwork.

MinioN99 responds:

I didn't try to copy it exactly as it is,i train to paint potraits as close as possible to some person.IF i WANTED to make it exactly the same i was going to do that :) < And that is not my point when painting.
Thanks for the review.

[digital act paintings]

Some lovely work seen how you are limited for time on each piece, really love the colour pallet and use of brushes. wonderful and inspiring work right here.

[Grasp of the Dead Hand]

Its a good job you wasn't doing the artwork for the game otherwise even more people would have nightmares... Great job on this sabs, although the whole picture is "scruffy" that isn't an excuse to not colour in the lines, but overall very nice concept, layout and hint of your personal style. 4.5 Stars :3

[Cephalopodic Advancement.]

Nicely done Kuoke, I am unsure about why the girl is sunbathing in the water... the guy looks either too big or misplaced on the beach... needs to be brought forward... i like the background and sky... and the spazzy drawn birds are fab. waves on beach could use a bit more reference/work... the squidzila its self is nicely done, unsure on the back legs, if its blue in colour or odd reflective lighting... but overall your getting 3.5 stars :3... put a bit more thought into the layout and your away :D

[AsparLAME]

My review

The art itself is basic, the backgrounds are sketchy, the colours are blocked and there isn't much visual skill shown.

after seeing a lot of your artwork come into the art portal, i can say that seeing the same images with slight alterations *like eyes, paws moved and added objects* really seems rather feeble, its like posting a piece of artwork and then posting the same one again the next day with a different coloured hat.

my main focus is on the art itself not the text to go with it. i would much prefer to see new artwork for each strip rather then duplicated pictures. i can understand if you are a busy guy and haven't got much time to put into this, but is drawing each frame from scratch to much to ask?

this is my honest review about your comic strips... it may seem harsh but i feel it is a fair point.

WaldFlieger responds:

Thanks for the review! Not harsh at all. If this was meant as an art piece without text or narrative or humor I'd definitely agree with you wholeheartedly. Although I suppose it could be argued even then that perhaps the minimalist approach would be some kind of "commentary" on art or something. Otherwise why make hundreds of these art pieces? There'd have to be some purpose or point or else it would just be an exercise in monotony.

Fortunately for me, I am only using this art to serve a larger context. But since you don't feel inclined to review "that part" of the work, I won't get into that.

[The Ship That Never Made It.]

Nicely done

Great concept a spherical layout pulling the users eye to the main focus, lovely consistency of brush strokes and tones, i feel either the stone pillar/spike in the foreground is a tad too light or the one behind is a tad too dark because currently they are similar colour, you have done some nice simple splashes of white to show snow blowing and mist/fog... a using the orange as the focus colour of interest really works well... your getting a high 9 from me as this is still rather sketchy like a concept sketch, but its a very high 9

Charongess responds:

Thank you :)

[Save Yourself, You Punk]

Few issues...

ok, I really like the way you have applied colours to this image, very bold and sharp... I like the design aspect as well... however I'm going to pull you up on a few things, First of all, lets look at the background, the cross isnt attached to the floor, it really stands out... should have picked that up, 2nd the cross on the church isnt central to the church, *if the building doesnt seem to look angled enough to cope with the cross been there, 3rd the eye design on the back of the coat, the eyelashes things on the left hand side seem to be hovering over the fold of the cloak in a non realistic way, like you put a layer on and forgot about it. 4th i dont know why theres lense flair from behind that gravestone if the main light is coming from the right handside of the screen. 5th the shading is all over the place, i mean, the coat is good, but the horns say its coming from below, the hat says its from above and a final thing to go along with the shading, is that you should really dull down some colours in the darker areas, such as the horns and cross on the hat, they shouldn't be that bright, try looking at metallic objects or referencing to get better metallic looks. this picture is ok, but shows its either rushed or not enough care has gone into it... a fine example of talent but not enough skill applied. 5/10

[Tanya]

love it!

really love your funky style you do, very stylistic in a great way! great use of textures... i'm so going to make a model of this :D

MindChamber responds:

lol hellz yah!! that would be hot!

[Kawaii]

nicely done

simple sleek lines, lovely pastel colours, reminds me of Egoraptor's artwork somewhat. a lovely soft smooth finish to the whole piece. i want to rate it higher but i feel it deserves a very high 7.

Ein457 responds:

cooool